Catering Quote FAQ:
“How much do you cost?”
At Couple of Nata Catering, we build quotes, develop menus and provide the catering for film, television, commercial and music projects of VASTLY different scales and budgets.
We’ve worked with big budgets, tiny teams, huge teams, micro-budgets, multiple locations, BIG budgets, and 2-hour Birthday treat slots. The only thing we can say for certain about quoting a project is that no two projects are alike, that is why our prices can’t be either. We have done concessionary packages, upgraded packages, multi-service-point packages, sandwich packages, sweet-treat only packages.
Whilst it would most certainly be less work for us just to offer fixed pricing, we find it is more inclusive to build bespoke quotes on a case-by-case basis.
“Is your spend-per-head all inclusive?”
Spend per head is a baseline framework for pricing of a package, but sometimes they can get confusing.
Catering packages are a little complicated at times, as there are often a world of additional charges that can be applied depending on the agreement between the supplier and the production, and the logistics of the shoot.
Setup & breakdown fees
Mileage fees for moves
Rental charges for kitchens, potwashes, lutons, fridge trailers, etc
Disposables - Food containers, cutlery, napkins, etc
Crew overages
These are just a few of the things that can quickly move your invoice total away from just the spend-per-head value.
We like to apply charges on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes it doesn’t feel right to charge a production a setup and breakdown fee if we can find a way to simplify our running, and at times we can estimate our additionals down into one “daily flat fee”. Whilst the flat fees are higher than a standard spend-per-head, it works to spare indie projects any nasty surprises with the final bill, and usually comes in a fair bit cheaper too!
It’s not always possible to waive additional fees, but we are movie-lovers first, so we always try to do our bit to make things work for a wide range of budgets.
“Why choose Portuguese catering?”
Because it’s great.
Just kidding… Kinda…
Couple of Natas Catering was built on a passion for Portuguese food. “Mrs Nata” was introduced to the wonders of Portuguese cuisine by “Mr Nata”, who is incredibly proud of his Portuguese heritage. We genuinely love and care about doing justice to the incredible cuisine and believed it to be a great fit for film sets, but had never seen it done (or at least not seen done right, as proven by one unforgettably pungent “Portuguese” fish stew we encountered on a set).
Portuguese food is made up of a lot of hearty ingredients, prepared with care, and deeply comforting - Great for keeping you energised, without making you feel groggy and overtired afterwards. Working for a long time in film, we found the days we went off to work with some nice home cooking in our tummies were the days we felt our best. This is how we realised that Portuguese film and TV catering was our calling!
But we don’t just stop there. We specialise in food from Portugal to Spain to South America, but we also serve up dishes from ALL OVER the world, we just always find ourselves going back to our roots.
Portuguese food isn’t naturally the most Vegan-friendly, but that doesn’t stop us. We spend days and weeks researching the best ways to adapt classic recipes to be suitable for Vegan diners.
We also offer an additional menu upgrade for special occasions… Texas BBQ! Whether it’s a Birthday or a Fri-yay, we’re ready to fire up the grill and get some BBQ going - Complete with country music and Glen Powell-Approved cowboy hats!